On the 29th of June, SIB-Amsterdam will kick off its Lustrum week with the central theme of ‘freedom’, aiming to understand the importance of freedom, especially now that we all have had to miss parts of our freedoms for a considerable amount of time. To gain a broader understanding of freedom and how the meaning of freedom can vary, we have invited a number of guests who have experienced a loss of freedom and who have had to give up much of their lives and flee elsewhere in order to regain freedoms. During this online event, we invite you to bring forward your own ideas on this topic and interact actively with our speakers and other participants. Keep an eye on this event page as we announce our guests as we get closer to the event.

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On the 1st of July, SIB-Amsterdam will host a national congress to commemorate her 40th anniversary! SIB members from all SIB cities are welcome. With a number of different speakers sharing their expertise, you don’t want to miss it! With this lustrum’s theme of ‘freedom’, we will have two sub-topics that relate to modern everyday freedom. The first session will be on Freedom in the Digital Age, which is incredibly important with the ever-growing presence of technology. The second session will be on Freedom and Women’s Rights, which has proven to still be relevant in many aspects of everyday life.

The schedule can be found below:

10:30 – 11:00                Walk-in

11:00 – 13:00                Session 1: Freedom in the Digital Age

13:00 – 14:00                Lunch break

14:00 – 16:00                Session 2: Freedom and Women’s Rights

16:00 – 18:00                Borrel

The speakers will be announced closer to the date!

Where: Vondelkerk, Amsterdam

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